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I see no need for anyone to own anything other than pistols, hunting rifles, and shot guns. I've read/listened to several former military and law enforcement officials insist that a shotgun is the best weapon for self defense. With that in mind, I voted for "Bolt/pump/lever action ok, no semi-autos." Unless you're Scarface and need to defend your mountain of cocaine from an incoming army of drug-dealers, I simply can't fathom when you'd need more firepower than a shotgun to protect your family...

If I could take your pain and frame it, and hang it on my wall,
maybe you would never have to hurt again...

I see no need for anyone to own anything other than pistols, hunting rifles, and shot guns. I've read/listened to several former military and law enforcement officials insist that a shotgun is the best weapon for self defense. With that in mind, I voted for "Bolt/pump/lever action ok, no semi-autos." Unless you're Scarface and need to defend your mountain of cocaine from an incoming army of drug-dealers, I simply can't fathom when you'd need more firepower than a shotgun to protect your family...

Scarface used automatic (select fire) weapons. Semi-auto means, for each pull of the trigger one projectile is fired (though the gun does cycle the next round of ammunition into the chamber)

Scarface used automatic (select fire) weapons. Semi-auto means, for each pull of the trigger one projectile is fired.

Honestly, I was just making a joke by bringing up Scarface. But the point is valid. Unless you're expecting to be ambushed by a group of armed men, why would you need anything other than a shotgun? And if you're expecting to get ambushed by a group of armed men, chances are you are doing something in your life that you really should reconsider...

Honestly, I was just making a joke by bringing up Scarface. But the point is valid. Unless you're expecting to be ambushed by a group of armed men, why would you need anything other than a shotgun? And if you're expecting to get ambushed by a group of armed men, chances are you are doing something in your life that you really should reconsider...

Honestly, I was just making a joke by bringing up Scarface. But the point is valid. Unless you're expecting to be ambushed by a group of armed men, why would you need anything other than a shotgun? And if you're expecting to get ambushed by a group of armed men, chances are you are doing something in your life that you really should reconsider...

Actually hadn't thought about. Good point, my friend. Whenever I think about a semi-automatic weapon, I think of rifles. Would I be correct in assuming that combat shotguns are the ones that tend to be semi-automatic...?